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The SanDisk Cruzer is quite a flagship sailing the flash drive market and definitely for the company itself. Maybe SanDisk had a premonition when adapting the Cruzer moniker as that sailing proved to be steadfast and smooth. It’s no wonder since all the Cruzer models share qualities such as:

As for the ones listed here: what probably speaks most for them is their strong performance and extreme durability. Believe it or not, I’ve actually come across several users on twitter who accidentally had their SanDisk Cruzer in the laundry. And in every single case the drive was still working fine afterwards. To me that was pretty mind-boggling. Especially the fact that of all brands, it’s the Cruzer ending up in the washing machine! Could it have something to do with its namesake and its association with water?

What’s the difference between USB memory sticks and flash drives, or are they basically the same thing? I need to buy something to back up files on my laptop but aren’t sure what’s the best option to go for.

There is no difference, Terry. ‘USB memory sticks’ is just another term for USB flash drives. The first is preferred by the British language while the latter is favored by Americans. You can see my ‘magic memory’ post for more name variations.

As for tips, well it all depends on what you want to go for – high capacity, fast transfer rate, sturdiness etc etc. Just take a look around at the different brands and models I have blogged about. Just so you know though, the Cruzer would already be a good bet.

Scan Disk has proven it’s good quality for so many years. Heard a lot of positive feedback about it and even proved myself. You need to chose the best usb that can store big file and would last for many years. Scan disk is a must have USB.

Whenever I ask my friends to what USB works great for them, most of them answered Scandisk.You can really trust on it because files will not be affected even if it’ll be stored for years.I believe it’s true. It’s quality is tested.:)

Cat,
go to Windows Explorer (just click on a file) and make sure that you have a folders view bar (under ‘view’ in the menu). Then locate the drive letter assigned to your sandisk cruzer and then drag and drop the files you want onto that letter.

Jasper,
where exactly did you read that? AFAIK, the most recent design for the regular Cruzer is the one you can see at the top of this page – according to SanDisk’s website this design is from March 2009.

Is the maximum capacity of all flash drives 32 GB? What is so magical about 32 GB? Why can’t we have flash drives any larger, for example 1 TB? Is that too large a capacity to ask for?
.-= propane fire pit´s last blog post ..Landmann Scroll Series 30″ Copper Firepit =-.

Jttonea,
32GB is the highest capacity for the Cruzer flash drives. However, there’s an exception with the SanDisk Ultra Backup, which has 64GB. If you want a 1 TB flash drive you probably have to a) wait a few more years and b) have your wallet open up wide. The highest available capacity right now is 256GB and as you can see they are pretty pricey.

Dracs, personally I like the Cruzer Contour. Its hard to say whats best though as everyone has different needs and taste. Btw, when you say “it broke” did you make sure to do troubleshooting first? You may find my following post useful to fix “broken” flash drives: USB Device Not Recognized.

I have the exact same drive in the 2GB size. It was originally formatted to FAT and I was getting exactly the same problem as you when I attempted to write files to it. Occasionally, I could write small files, but most writing caused the I/O error to occur. Thanks a lot.
Regards

Ever since the coming of flash disk and other multi media storage devices. I had been using this brand as I found it much reliable than the rest of brands. Aside from that its design and color really matches my personality.

What exactly do you need an opinion on, Brien? Capless flash drives are always somewhat vulnerable. Unless the USB connector is retractable – which is most convenient. After all, even if a drive has a cap the cap can get lost.